Angelina Jolie
Name: Angelina Jolie – Angelina Jolie Voight
Profession: Actor
Date of Birth: June 4th, 1975
Hometown: Las Angeles, California
Marital Status: Divorced from Billy Bob Thornton
Currently With Brad Pitt
Although Angelina Jolie has not been in Hollywood long, she has definitely made a name for herself on many occasions. She has developed from self-conscious teen to action heroine and humanitarian. Although her home life and parental examples were never perfect, Angelina has still risen to the occasion to be a great (and continues to be an increasingly great) success in the film industry.
Early Life:
Angelina Jolie was born in LA, but was raised in New York when her mother and father divorced a little after Angelina was born. Her mother, Marcheline Bertrand, who died recently of cancer, had custody over Angelina and her brother James Haven Voight, and divorced actor Jon Voight to live in New York. Although her father was an actor, Angelina does not give him the credit for her goal of becoming a movie star. Jolie would go to the movies with her mother as she was growing older, and this sparked in her a passion for acting that would soon lead her to international acclaim.
Early on in Angelina Jolie’s life, she suffered from low self-esteem. Although it’s hard to imagine, being made fun of for being thin and having braces seemed to take its toll on Jolie, she became depressed and had issues with cutting herself.
Career:
Angelina Jolie’s career almost started when she was 14 when broke into modeling and shooting music videos. She also went into theatre and tried to pursue a relationship with her father, who at the time taught her how to become a better actor by observation, and taking on the traits of those around her. It was not long until Jolie started acting in films.
Some of her earlier films and projects gave her little to no acknowledgement, although some critics saw potential, and hoped that she would continue on
Her real claim to fame in the film industry didn’t come until later on in her career when she was cast as a living version of the popular video game character Lara Croft in Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, which received mixed American reviews, but had a very accepting fan base internationally and a large cult following. The role gave her an edge to be able to play other roles such as a sequel to the film, and another one of her most popular parts as Jane Smith in Mr. and Mrs. Smith, co-starring her new partner and father of her only biological child, Brad Pitt.
While Angelina enjoys the attention she receives from being an A-list movie star, her attention seems to be more pointed toward using her celebrity status to help those around the world. She and Brad Pitt have adopted three children from around the world, and have impacted the lives of refugees, charities, and individuals throughout the world from Afghanistan to Haiti.
Angelina’s List of Movies:
2007 - Beowulf
2007 - A Mighty Heart
2006 - The Good Shepherd
2005 - Mr. & Mrs. Smith
2004 - Alexander
2004 - Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
2004 - Shark Tale
2004 - Taking Lives
2003 - Beyond Borders
2003 - Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life
2002 - Life or Something Like It
2001 - Original Sin
2001 - Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
2000 - Gone in Sixty Seconds
1999 - Girl, Interrupted
1999 - The Bone Collector
1998 - Pushing Tin
1998 - Playing by Heart
1998 - Hell’s Kitchen
1997 - Playing God
1996 - Foxfire
1996 - Love Is All There Is
1996 - Mojave Moon
1995 - Hackers
1993 - Cyborg 2
1982 - Lookin’ to Get Out
Awards:
Angelina Jolie won an Academy Award, Golden Globe Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Supporting Actress for Girl, Interrupted in 1999
The Brangelina News:
One of the biggest news pieces in the life of Angelina Jolie is her relationship with Brad Pitt. It has gotten more media coverage than any other relationship, and the buzz only increased as Angelina was reported pregnant in 2006 and confirmed that the baby was Brad Pitt’s. The two live in New Orleans and travel back and forth from there and California.
Past Relationships:
Jonny Lee Miller (Married in 1996; Divorced in 1999), Billy Bob Thornton (Married in 2000; Divorced in 2003), and now Jolie is currently living with Brad Pitt.
Angelina’s Fan Sites:
AngelinaFans.net
AngelinaJolie.com
Angelina Jolie’s Fan Mail Address:
Angelina Jolie
Media Talent Group
9200 Sunset Blvd.
Suite 810
West Hollywood, CA 90069
USA
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